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Within a week, Israeli authorities have announced the planned construction of more than 1000 housing units in the occupied Palestinian territories prompting condemnation from the EU and the US. Jerusalem’s Major, Nik Barkat, said the plans “are not new, and Read more
Days after he warned that the additional U.S. in Iraq will become targets, Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr made similar warnings to the UK on Sunday. London is planning on doubling its troops to train Iraqi and Kurdish forces in the Read more
The Kuwaiti government has given the participants in the ongoing Yemeni talks a 15-day deadline to reach a peace deal. Kuwaiti assistant foreign minister Khaled al-Jarallah said Kuwait has “from the very beginning” agreed with the concerned parties to “conduct Read more
Negotiations between Yemen’s warring parties began in Kuwait after the Aid-break. UN special envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed pointed out that talks will be centered on maintaining “cessation of combat actions in a full and comprehensive manner, activate the pacification Read more
U.N Secretary General’s special envoy for Libya, Martin Kobler, acknowledged that the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) lacks “national legitimacy” and “there is political stalemate, and the security is not good, and there are grave humanitarian problems in the Read more
The UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) on Tuesday moved from the naval base in Tripoli to the official government building. “Today we were handed the government headquarters,” Deputy Prime Minister Musa Koni told reporters at a press conference. But Read more
President Hadi of Yemen made a surprise visit to the governorate of Marid, South of Sana’a, ahead of an operation to liberate the capital and other provinces. He vowed that celebrations will “soon” begin as he promised flying Yemen’s flag Read more
A 10-page draft report on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict pointed out that both parties should “find the strength” to revive direct negotiations because the current situation is unfavorable to peace. Israel’s policy in the occupied territories “severely undermines hopes for peace” Read more
Major General Ismail al-Mahlawi of the Iraqi army said “the last stronghold of Daesh” (Arabic acronym for the Islamic State) as part of the Fallujah “liberation process” has been recaptured. The stronghold is the al-Hasai district lying five kilometers south Read more
Russia has renewed its pressure on Turkey at the UN Security Council with its Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Vladmir Safronkov claiming that Ankara is building an “illegal wall” on Syrian territory. He said this will “undermine efforts to Read more